How to plan effectively - planners get ahead - planning creates results

Webinar
Thursday, 20 November 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (UK time)
    • Michael Quigley

Event Overview

Everything good starts with a plan.

The ability to plan effectively is one of the most important skills to have for success in business and life- and yet, we’re aren’t given a lot of guidance on it. Business owner, international trainer and qualified teacher Michael knows a lot about planning, and in this session he will share it with you. Get ready to make notes!

Learning Outcomes

  • How to create different types of plans- weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, short, medium and long term, emergency and contingency plans.
  • How planning relates to strategy and action, but is not the same as them.
  • Common mistakes that people make when planning, such as with diary management, and how to avoid them.

Speaker Bio

Michael Quigley, BA (Hons) 1st class, MA, PGCE, is a former primary school teacher with extensive experience of teaching, coaching, leading and team membership, coupled with a life-long enduring passion for and interest in fitness, wellbeing and growing people.

He is a twice published author of Guidelines for a Wholistic Happy Life and Loving Leadership. His award winning Kataholos Online Learning Platform empowers and motivates over 8000 members in 100 countries. He is a regular blogger and his motivational Podcast, Food for the Journey is listened to and enjoyed worldwide by business professionals.

He has over 20 years of teaching experience and has delivered training sessions for the CII both online and in person throughout the UK for the past 6 years.

Michael has an extensive experience in public speaking, delivering for both the public and private sectors regionally, nationally and internationally, in 3 continents, and now also offers webinars in spanish too.

One of his favourite recent deliveries was for Russell Bedford International at their Senior Leadership Conference in Montreal Canada, where he delivered a a keynote speech and workshop on World Class Leadership.

Venue
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CII Accredited

This demonstrates the quality of an event and that it meets CII member CPD scheme requirements.

1 hour's CPD can be claimed for this event if relevant to your learning and development needs.

It is recommended that you keep any evidence of the CPD activity you have completed and upload copies to the recording tool as the CII may ask to see this if your record is selected for review. Details of the scheme can be viewed online at www.cii.co.uk/cpd.